Now this is interesting: Our old friend John Wilson from the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) claims that CBS tilts to the right in its coverage of free speech controversies in higher education involving conservatives.
Topic: free speech
Michigan State Settles Lawsuit with Controversial Speaker over Free Speech Protections
Michigan State University settled a lawsuit with a white supremacist to let him speak on their campus during their spring break.
Free Speech Hour @ UMass Amherst
The free speech policy at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst brings to mine an axiom of the late, great author M. Stanton Evans, which he dubbed “Evans Law of Inadequate Paranoia.”
California Community College Now Allows Free Speech without a Permit
A California community college will no longer require permits to hold free speech related events on their campus.
Do University Presidents Hate the First Amendment?
In Texas, it’s becoming a real question.
University of Maryland Students Unhappy about Administration’s Rejection of Hate Symbol Ban
University of Maryland students were unhappy after the administration rejected ban on hate symbols, when the administration cited First Amendment protections for their decision.
Egytian Dissident Cynthia Farahat: Middle East Wants Free Markets, Free Speech
Cynthia Farahat, who spoke at Accuracy in Academia’s Author’s Night several years ago, talked about Middle East’s thirst for free speech and free markets in a recent interview with Reason.
UCLA Backed Down from Security Fees Demand after Lawsuit Threatened
UCLA backed down from demands that if 70% of an event’s attendees were not students, faculty or staff, the Republican student chapter had to pay all security-related fees for the event.
USC Professor: I Stand Behind My Tweets about Trump and Destroying Whiteness
University of Southern California professor Charles H.F. Davis defended his recent tweets that slammed President Donald Trump and called for violence to destroy whiteness.
Knight Institute Silent on First Amendment after Protests Shut Down Speaker
The Knight Institute, an alleged pro-First Amendment group, is not speaking out during efforts to apparently silence Columbia University’s College Republicans. Knight Institute is located at Columbia University.